Director of Clinical Ancillary Systems

Job title: Director of Clinical Ancillary Systems

Company: AtlantiCare

Job description: Job Description:POSITION SUMMARYThe Director of Clinical Ancillary Systems Director is responsible for building or configuring, maintaining or enhancing, and eventually decommissioning ancillary applications, products or technology solutions through the life cycle. This group is responsible for all applications and technology enabling products related to clinical care delivery for specific clinical service lines. The Director of Clinical Ancillary Systems is also closely aligned with corresponding operational, business and administrative leaders for AtlantiCare. The Director will also provide administration direction and support for daily operational activities and work closely with decision makers to identify, recommend and implement cost effective clinical solutions.AtlantiCare Information Technology (AIT) creates, manages, and drives realization of value for our consumers, clinical operations, and business partners through the selection, implementation, and operation of digital and emerging technologies and solutions that run, grow, or transform our organization. The position will also define and implement IT policies, procedures, and best practices.QUALIFICATIONSEDUCATION: Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Healthcare related field required. In lieu of Master’s degree, additional four years of experience required.LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: Valid Driver’s LicenseEXPERIENCE:

• 8 years of IT related and Healthcare experience required (In lieu of Master’s degree, a total of 12 years of experience required)
• Minimum of 3 years as a manager required
• Advanced knowledge of applications and technology integration
• Ability to mentor team
• Experience in managing multiple projects

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONSEXPECTATIONS

• Provides leadership, vision and direction to the clinical information systems organization to ensure it will contribute to AtlantiCare’s achieving its goals.
• Works with IT leaders to develop overall clinical information system strategy in the context of the clinical operations and business strategies and initiatives of AtlantiCare.
• Develops productive relationships with clinical operations and business leaders and service line managers across the organization to influence how clinical ancillary applications can enable new sources of value.
• Defines and enhances methodologies and practices for the clinical system life cycle management in line with best practice and practical experience of continuous improvement.
• Provides support and facilitates innovative and experimental clinical information system work to test new ideas with bounded cost and time frames.
• Ensures that clinical information system processes (including those of third party consulting or external service providers) are conducted in line with corporate social responsibility, environmental and technical policies and applicable regulatory standards and legislation.
• Directs your team members, developing their skills and capabilities to meet the needs of the organization, as well as building on existing recruiting capabilities to address new needs and skills gaps.
• Works with clinical operations leadership to implement and manage clinical ancillary system application roadmaps status reporting, metrics and benchmarks.
• Manages relationships with major solution vendors and service providers to ensure they cost-effectively meet the needs of the organization.
• Oversees the assessment of the technical, clinical operation, and business fitness of the clinical application portfolio and their associated costs and risks.
• Ensures the clinical information system application governance process is followed to gain consensus on a prioritized set of measurable clinical outcomes that applications and solutions must support.
• Works with clinical service line management, stakeholders and the information technology leaders to define a prioritized set of clinical and business outcomes and application work to accomplish those outcomes within the limitations of the application budget.
• Works with stakeholders to improve the business and technical fitness of the clinical system portfolio and minimizes its ongoing support costs.
• Oversees benefits realization to ensure the clinical operations and business outcomes are achieved.
• Oversees support activities in conjunction with all AIT departments to ensure the application products perform well in production.
• Oversees development of successful delivery of code upgrades and service pack releases from application solution vendors.
• Demonstrates strong communication skills with a proven ability to understand key concepts and communicate effectively with technical staff, clinical operations and business stakeholders and senior management.
• Demonstrates proven ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical people to enhance understanding and drive to decisions that lead to positive outcomes.
• Demonstrates proven ability to collaborate, build relationships and influence individuals at all levels in the AtlantiCare organization as well as external solution or professional service vendors and service providers
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills, the ability to perform under pressure and management of multiple priorities with competing demands for resources.
• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates proficiency in process formulation and technology enabled workflow improvement.
• Supports organizational operational excellence goals by aligning IT initiatives with enterprise wide performance improvement efforts and quality programs.
• Leads the planning, organizing, documenting, evaluating, and prioritizing of regulatory standards as they apply to EHR initiatives by coordinating with various division and departments, committees, and AtlantiCare leadership
• Participates with the vendor and AIT management team in the development of contracts that include business terms and scope of work.
• Performs staff performance evaluations and assesses competencies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Understands and practices the AtlantiCare values.
• Adheres to AtlantiCare policies and procedures.
• This position requires on-call responsibilities and on-site responsibilities, remote occasionally.

WORK ENVIRONMENTPotential for exposure to the hazards and risk of the hospital environment on an occasional basis, including exposure to infectious disease, hazardous substances, and potential injury. This position requires balancing, fingering, reaching, seeing, driving, and speaking a majority of the time. Works with such equipment as computer terminal, fax machine, copier, and telephone. Occasional carrying up to 20 lbs. also required.REPORTING RELATIONSHIPThis position reports to the AVP IT Enterprise ApplicationsReviewed: Human Resources Function Head _The above statement reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the position.

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Location: Egg Harbor, WI – New Jersey

Job date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 23:43:32 GMT

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